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NHC AL041992 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Andrew (1992)

August 16, 1992 – August 28, 1992

Hurricane Andrew peaked at Category 5 with 173 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 248 US cities, 148 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 5

173 mph

Cities within 75 mi
248
At hurricane strength
148

when closest

States
3

Cities Andrew passed near, strongest first

Louisiana (144)

and 84 more

Florida (66)

and 6 more

Mississippi (38)

About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.